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gloss: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

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gloss1 CONSTRUCTSurface glossHUNTER · SPECULAR SHEEN

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Optics and surface science

A measurable sheen on a surface

In optics and surface metrology, gloss is the visual impression of shininess produced when a surface reflects light in a mirror-like, specular direction rather than scattering it diffusely. Hunter's 1937 Methods of determining gloss set out how to quantify it as the ratio of specularly reflected light to the incident light at standard viewing angles, the basis of the modern glossmeter. The referent is a physical, instrument-readable property of a surface, measured in gloss units, and it has nothing in common with a scholar's marginal note beyond the shared word.[1]

Unit
Specularly reflected light as a fraction of incident light, read in gloss units at a standard angle
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Measured with a glossmeter at fixed geometries (20°, 60°, 85°) against a polished black-glass standard

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References

  1. Hunter, R. S. (1937). Methods of determining gloss. Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards, 18(1), 19–39. https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.018.006

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